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percent of the specimens shot were lost in the undergrowth. We found 

 our first Cocks-of-the-Rock in the tall palms here." 



Popayan to Gallera.— "For the first day the country is rough and bare. 

 On the morning of the second day we reached virgin forest on' the eastern 

 slope of the Western Andes at an elevation of 7500 feet. After reaching 

 the crest of the range (alt. 10,340 ft.) the road runs for about four miles 

 along it. From this point one may see the Pacific faintly. The vegetation 

 is scarce, scrubby and stunted. Here we worked under difficulties, -living 

 in the small tent. The wind blew almost constantly and there were a 

 number of severe electrical storms, during which it blew, rained and hailed 

 with great violence. These storms are preceded by dense fog, so that it 

 was not possible to go any distance from camp without danger of falling 

 hundreds of feet off the trail. 



" The new government road runs down the west side in zig-zags. Two 

 thousand feet down we struck the heavy forest. Gallera (alt. 7000 ft.) 

 is a camp of road laborers in the very heart of the forest. There is not 

 one side trail. The forest is impenetrable and we found few birds." 



Expedition No. S. — Lower end of the Cauca Valley, The Quindio Trail, 

 Cartage to San Juan River. August 22, 1911 -January 7, 1912. 



Personnel. — Leo E. Miller; Arthur- A. Allen. 



Itinerary. — Miller and Allen sailed from Call on a Cauca River steamer 

 August 22, 1911, and arrived, at Gartago on the 25th. Gartago was left 

 on the 27th and Laguneta, just below the Quindio Pass, reached on the 28th. 

 Here they pitched their tent at an altitude of 10,300 ft. and remained until 

 September 11, when they retraced their steps as far as Salento and, the fol- 

 lowing day, began the ascent- to Santa Isabel through the Boquilla Valleys 

 They rea,ched the Paramo, at an altitude of 12,700 feet, on- September 13, 

 and camped there until the 20th, then moved to a point about a thousand 

 feet lower and collected there for three days. 



September 25 they returned to Salento and on October 3 they began a 

 trip over the Quindio Trail, to Ghicoral in the Magdalena Valley, with the 

 object of collecting the more characteristic species at a number of localities 

 and thus determining zonal and f aunal limits. Ghicoral ' was reached 

 October 6 and collections were made there until the 13th, when they began 

 their return journey, stopping at El Eden October 17-21, Rio Tochd 

 October 23-27, and returning to Salento October 31. GpUections were 

 made in the vicinity of Salento until the 13th when they returned to Gar- 

 -tago en route to Rio Frio on the Gauca. Here they worked in the heavy 



